Side Sun Visors!

 

All the windows are one touch. Open and close.

Bill

 

There are none so blind as those that won't use the SEARCH option . . .

https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...sunvisors.html

 

Sushi Bar

 

I stand corrected...one-touch windows are installed.

 

Really??? Maybe you should actually read and comprehend the thread...

The point is that the Countryman does not come with side-sunvisors... All the other Mini models come with one standard. Nor does Mini offer one for the Countryman that is a matched fit to the contour of the headliner.

 

Well, luckilly I have people like you to comprehend for me and straighten me out. Boy oh gosh, what a screw up I was on that one. Thanks for being so swell about it.

 

 

What's even more ridiculous is that they MAKE you buy it(armrest) if you want the Connected pkg and then they don't even have the insert for the phone they designed the whole thing around. Once they do have this "magical and elusive" insert<he says as his voice drips with sarcasm> they will have the nerve to charge for it in order to make the $250 armrest they made you buy work the way it was described in all of the sales literature and sales pitches.

 

Power seats - at least for the driver's seat. I'm 6'4" and have plenty of head room and elbow room, but once I jack the seat down to the floor, my legs are folded up and there is no support under my legs. I'm left perched on my rear end only. This gets painful after a while. With a typical power seat, I lift the front of the seat bottom up and can have support under my rear and legs too.

Seat/mirror position memory would be a nice addition.

Front parking sensors.

 

-Proper colors.
-Heated windshield.
-A radio that's simple to operate.
-Fog lights that will only come on if it's dark and foggy. (Sick & tired of drivers using fogs all the time. $280 ticket here, should be $2,800.)
-Electric memory seats.
-Front arm rests.

 

Why? Fog lights point down, and the actual purpose is to be seen better, not to add extra light. They do not interfere with other drivers in any way, can't see why this would bother you that much, or why it would be a ticket, it actually just added safety. It's not like they are high beams.

 

Wrong!

1. Ever been heading towards a Chevy or Dodge pickup with its fogs on? They shine right in your eyes, not down!

2. Fog lights are NOT designed for you to be seen. They are designed to shine under fog/blizzard conditions, when speeds are reduced.

3. Fog lights can be (and often are) very distracting to other drivers, hence then are regulated.

4. When aimed correctly (which they rarely are) fog lights illuminate in front of your vehicle, bringing the drivers focus in close. The driver is supposed to be scanning ahead. If you see something in your fog beams, it's too late.

5. Actually, fog/auxiliary lights are regulated just like high beams.

6. thinking you are safer does not make you safer. Fog lights make you less safe, for the reasons mentioned above.

In summary, fog lights are only safer in the dark, when visibility is limited.

In Oregon, they must be used like the high beam system of your car, i.e. turned off when within 500' of an approaching vehicle, or 350' behind one. Furthermore, fog/auxiliary lights must be turned off during normal driving conditions, and should never be used without headlights.

Or you can get a $280 ticket.

 

Not to be argumentative and definately not to agree with Kenningtons - - - but the rear fog light is a safety feature to make you more visible from behind in dense fog - keeps you from being rammed in the boot. The front fog lights are meant to project low and under the fog to illuminate where you are going. This is why they do not work with the high beams, which are reflected back by the fog and hinder your vision.

 

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P.S. - Sorry for the somewhat duplicate post above - apparently we were typing at the same time.

 

We found that the iPhone holder that clips to the track will not open far enough to securely grab an iPhone (3gs) in a case. Silly since a lot of people use cases to protect their iPhone or make them grippier to hold. Perhaps the arm rest iPhone holder has the same design defect? Maybe they are unavailable as MINI tries to remedy the problem?

 

While you're on the subject the rear fog lights are missing from countrymen. I liked that option from my R56.

Bill

 

Good point. That would have been a cool option.

 

Recaro seat option. Across the entire MINI line.

 

Thats a secondary function, the primary is to increase conspicuity of the vehicle. It's also the reasoning people switch the bulbs to yellow lights which even further increases conspicuity (while actually decreasing illumination ability). Fog lights also help display information about the vehicle's presence, position, size, direction of travel, and driver's intentions regarding direction and speed of travel. My point is they are a safety feature not really an illuminating one (although they do this too), but are in no way a hinderance to other drivers (infact its the exact opposite).

 

Although upon further reading I found that the use of the front fog lamps when visibility is not seriously reduced is often prohibited (for example in the United Kingdom), as they can cause increased glare to other drivers, particularly in wet pavement conditions, as well as harming the driver's own vision due to excessive foreground illumination. Never found this to be the case, but I do usually switch my fogs to yellow bulbs. Furthermore, in most countries, weather conditions rarely necessitate the use of fog lamps, and there is no legal requirement for them, so their primary purpose is frequently cosmetic.

 

Seat bottom tilt adjustment or something to that effect. After driving my CM for a few days now, I still can't find a comfortable seating position. Sometimes feels like my butt is sliding forward as I like to sit in a more reclined position. The non-adjustable seat bottom angle seems a little flat for me.

I guess I'm spoiled by my infinitely adjustable and super comfortable seats in my old Range Rovers, sure don't miss the gas mileage though.

 

Yes, dear.

 

Yea but in the R56 you needed them because w/o you had a missing toggle and those ugly grid fillers on the rear bumper instead of the lights.

 

Hey, all, let's keep the discussion productive, on point, and tactful. Tone the snark down, please.